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General Information
Jesus continues to tell the story.
Not long after that, a Levite
This introduces a new character. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-participants)
came down the road
This could mean ‘was traveling down that same road.’
(Levites were a tribe of Jews who helped the priests at the Temple.)
This is background information to tell the reader who the Levites were. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background)
Levites were a tribe of Jews
This could mean ‘Levites were from the Israelite tribe of Levi’ or ‘Levites were from the Israelite clan of Levi.’
He also ignored that man
This was surprising because the Levites served in the Temple, and would have been expected to help their fellow Jew. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
ignored
This could mean ‘did not help.’